Cybersecurity
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Legislation proposed by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, would do away with several state boards and commissions. If it becomes law, the Missouri Cybersecurity Commission would be among them. -
Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems.
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Laci Henegar, Rogers State University's STEM coordinator, graduated in December with the university's first master's degree in cybersecurity policy, governance and training.
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When state and local government suffers a cyber attack, officials are faced with a dilemma: How much is the public entitled to know? How much can you reveal while keeping systems secure?
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North Carolina CIO Jim Weaver and former Washington CISO Vinod Brahmapuram explain obstacles and tips and tricks for states looking to better collaborate with local partners and extend cybersecurity support statewide.
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Arizona CISO Tim Roemer shared his philosophy about motivational cyber awareness training, the importance of getting assertive with vendors and why state CISOs need to keep talking to each other.
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After the Indianapolis Housing Authority suffered an early October ransomware attack, Section 8 landlords report not getting paid and question whether their personal data was compromised.
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Soft skills are essential to good cybersecurity — a lesson Erik Avakian has learned over the course of his more than 12 years as chief information security officer for the state of Pennsylvania.
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Indiana’s Office of Technology, Purdue University and Indiana University are teaming up to offer free cybersecurity assessments to interested local governments in an effort to improve cyber postures statewide.
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Having stepped down earlier this month, Georgia CISO David Allen has been replaced by interim CISO Mike Davis, who returns to the Georgia Technology Authority after a three-year stint with another state agency.
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The state’s Office of Management and Enterprise Services announced the move. Singleton, who became CISO in 2019, led the OMES Cyber Command team and helped to secure remote work for state employees, among other tasks.
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Vista Equity Partners will buy the Florida firm, which has worked with public agencies to better protect them and residents against cyber attacks. The move comes amid more private equity interest in gov tech.
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San Diego County Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal last week issued an injunction halting any further release of gun owners' names to researchers studying of the relationships between gun ownership, homicides and suicides.
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Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties all use the PollChief software to manage poll worker schedules and track voting equipment. Konnech, the company behind PollChief, has been accused of storing sensitive data in China.
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Lynbrook, N.Y.'s Internet Outage Continuity Plan takes an in-depth look at how the local government can maintain critical services — even in the face of a six-month-long Internet outage.
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The City Council recently joined the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, a division of the Center for Internet Security. The partnership will allow for better cyber incident information at no cost to the city.
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As commonwealth CISO and chief risk officer, Anthony O’Neill leads Massachusetts’ cybersecurity efforts, which are framed within the broader context of risk management.
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The Hawaii Office of Homeland Security and the Office of Enterprise Technology Services are responding to a hacking incident on the websites of Hawaii airports that is "possibly linked to similar incidents across the country."
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As cybersecurity threats change over time, so do the jobs of those tasked with fighting them. In many states, the CISO is now working outside the IT agency to protect the wider enterprise.
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A newly released White House fact sheet highlights national cybersecurity efforts and plans, including around cybersecurity labels for consumer IoT, international ransomware-fighting collaborations and more.
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With local governments needing cybersecurity support more than ever and federal grant money allocated for security efforts, more states need to take a regional approach to protecting jurisdictions of all sizes.
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